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Los Angeles Times

September 2022

A California festival once featured townspeople in yellowface. Will its demise bring healing?For decades, few challenged Pacific Grove's Feast of Lanterns, even when locals wore yellowface and slanted eyes. Now some see hope for a racial reconciliation.

KBSW 8 News

May 2022

City of Pacific Grove issues apology to Chinese community at 11th annual Walk of RemembranceOn Saturday, the 11th annual Walk of Remembrance took place at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. There, the city of Pacific Grove also issued an apology to the Chinese community for racism and discrimination, along with acts of violence dating back to the 1800s.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

December 2022

In Search of Ancestors: A Scientist’s Lifelong Search for Family, Fishing, and Fortitude Along Monterey’s CoastChinese migrants to America have made many contributions to American history in the West. Munson Kwok shares the more than 150-year history of his family in California, a chronicle that began with the arrival of his fisher ancestors in Monterey.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

January 2023

Sandy Lydon Discusses Asian American Contributions to California’s Maritime HistoryProfessor Sandy Lydon is an expert on the history of Chinese and Japanese overseas communities, and focuses specifically on the Monterey Bay area. His perspective and experience illuminate the significance of the (now) Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary waters to these hard-working immigrant families.

Atlas Obscura

March 2020

A Chinese Fishing Village Regains Its Rightful Place in California HistoryA shipwreck brought Chinese immigrants to the Monterey area. Discrimination forced them to start over.

Monterey County Weekly

May 2022

Pacific Grove City Council votes unanimously to apologize for burning of Chinese fishing village in 1906.The Pacific Grove City Council voted 7-0 on Wednesday night to approve a resolution created by the city's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force that officially apologizes for the burning

Monterey County Weekly

May 2022

PHOTO SLIDESHOW: 11th annual Walk of Remembrance features an apology for the burning of a Chinese village in 1906.A historic moment in Pacific Grove’s history was written on Saturday, May 14 and it was witnessed by over 300 people who gathered to participate in it. The city apologized

Monterey Bay Acquarium

February 2023

Honoring the legacy of Gerry Low-Sabado

The newest penguin to join Monterey Bay Aquarium's colony is named after Gerry Low-Sabado: an educator, community preservationist, and dedicated friend of the Aquarium.

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